Jennifer Savran Kelly
@jsavrankelly.bsky.social
Debut novel ENDPAPERS (Algonquin 2023), writer, cat person, #AuthorsAgainstBookBans, #5amWritersClub, production editor at Cornell University Press, she/they | jennifersavrankelly.com
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🚨 New @jsavrankelly.bsky.social on Short Story, Long today!! 🚨
Hope y'all read it and share it and love it like I have.
Hope y'all read it and share it and love it like I have.
“Man Next Door” by Jennifer Savran Kelly
"Maddy thought she should ignore it, allow him to maintain his self-respect as she’d been taught... New Maddy knew that self-respect was merely a euphemism for masculinity."
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Ahhh! I'm so excited to share my inflatable dad story in Short Story, Long! Who could ask for a more thoughtful editor than @aaronburch.bsky.social and a more fitting artist than @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social? (No one, that's who!)
I just found out that someone I admire very much is writing fan-fiction partially based on ENDPAPERS and it's the biggest reader/writer compliment I can imagine!
a woman in a black top is dancing with a man in a black jacket behind her ..
Alt: Clip from Tom Holland's joyful and iconic lip sync in drag to Rhianna's "Umbrella." He's wearing a black short bob wig and a black corset and dancing.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I just found out that someone I admire very much is writing fan-fiction partially based on ENDPAPERS and it's the biggest reader/writer compliment I can imagine!
I agree completely that we need to have more conversations in this country about the nature of selfhood, but let's start with people—people of color, trans folks, the whole LGBTQIA+ community, disabled folks, and the elderly—before we worry about AI.
Experiments conducted with the A.I. system Claude are producing fascinating results—and raising questions about the nature of selfhood. Gideon Lewis-Kraus reports from inside the company that designed it, Anthropic. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rOfXjg
February 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I agree completely that we need to have more conversations in this country about the nature of selfhood, but let's start with people—people of color, trans folks, the whole LGBTQIA+ community, disabled folks, and the elderly—before we worry about AI.
These poems by Evan Wang! So quietly powerful.
electricliterature.com/two-poems-by...
electricliterature.com/two-poems-by...
Nothing Is Wrong and That's Terrifying - Electric Literature
Two poems by Evan Wang
electricliterature.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 PM
These poems by Evan Wang! So quietly powerful.
electricliterature.com/two-poems-by...
electricliterature.com/two-poems-by...
"Trump and his allies have been signalling the vice of racial hatred for more than a decade, and each new event punches out the space for the next, worse signal."
"Every vice-signal, whether it’s Trump or Farage or Jenrick or Herbert Kickl, is telling you the rules are over. If you can’t believe them the first time, at least believe them the 100th." @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social
The Anti-Vice Popular Front is expanding
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The Anti-Vice Popular Front is expanding
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The rise of vice-signalling: how hatred poisoned politics
Over the last 10 years, the terms of political debate have changed completely – and week by week they seem to get worse
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:52 PM
"Trump and his allies have been signalling the vice of racial hatred for more than a decade, and each new event punches out the space for the next, worse signal."
I’m almost done with WOLF BELLS by Leni Zumas. It’s making me think a lot about what a novel is and what it can be!
February 11, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I’m almost done with WOLF BELLS by Leni Zumas. It’s making me think a lot about what a novel is and what it can be!
I, too, fear I'm personally not courageous enough for this moment in history. But together I believe we are.
"I fear I’m personally not courageous enough for this moment in history."
I sent out a newsletter today about how I'm coping with paralyzing anxiety. I also put most of it on my blog if you're interested:
www.maureenlangloss.com/charm-still-...
I sent out a newsletter today about how I'm coping with paralyzing anxiety. I also put most of it on my blog if you're interested:
www.maureenlangloss.com/charm-still-...
CHARM, Still-Life, and Old Lady Abs - Maureen Langloss
This winter is kicking my ass. I am DRAGGING. It’s partly the brutal cold, it’s partly some health stuff, but it’s mostly the state of the world. I’m heartsick over the violence ICE has perpetrated an...
www.maureenlangloss.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I, too, fear I'm personally not courageous enough for this moment in history. But together I believe we are.
Soylent green is people!!
[alt: people disguised as bushes, walking onto the field for Bad Bunny's halftime show.]
[alt: people disguised as bushes, walking onto the field for Bad Bunny's halftime show.]
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Soylent green is people!!
[alt: people disguised as bushes, walking onto the field for Bad Bunny's halftime show.]
[alt: people disguised as bushes, walking onto the field for Bad Bunny's halftime show.]
Good morning #5amWritersClub. Tea’s on 🫖
February 10, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Good morning #5amWritersClub. Tea’s on 🫖
I haven't watched football since I was a kid snacking through the Super Bowl with my mom, but I watched last night and these were my three takeaways:
Kenneth Walker amirite!
Go defense!
Bad Bunny!
Kenneth Walker amirite!
Go defense!
Bad Bunny!
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I haven't watched football since I was a kid snacking through the Super Bowl with my mom, but I watched last night and these were my three takeaways:
Kenneth Walker amirite!
Go defense!
Bad Bunny!
Kenneth Walker amirite!
Go defense!
Bad Bunny!
Reposted by Jennifer Savran Kelly
"five takeaways from bad bunny's performance" this type of thinking has to end
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
"five takeaways from bad bunny's performance" this type of thinking has to end
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OMG This blows my mind!
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 AM
OMG This blows my mind!
Moishe and I are waiting for Bad Bunny
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Moishe and I are waiting for Bad Bunny
My computer just glitched or something and turned into a never-ending loop of two-factor authentication in which every time one thing prompted me for a code from another thing, the other thing would prompt me for an additional code from something else 😱
a young boy in a blue sweater is reading an open book
Alt: The kid from the movie The Neverending Story is in a blue sweater reading an open book and crying
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
My computer just glitched or something and turned into a never-ending loop of two-factor authentication in which every time one thing prompted me for a code from another thing, the other thing would prompt me for an additional code from something else 😱
I've never been excited to watch the Super Bowl before!
a man wearing a white shirt and a hat says hola
Alt: Bad Bunny—wearing a white shirt, a dark green hat with a big brim, and glasses—says hola
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I've never been excited to watch the Super Bowl before!
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
Reposted by Jennifer Savran Kelly
The staffer thing is so funny, like an entirely white nationalist administration has to be like oh no, there’s one of us who’s more racist that the rest of the ethnic cleansers
After huffily defending Trump for posting the racist apes video, the White House is now blaming it on an unnamed staffer.
“A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down,” a White House official told Zeteo.
“A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down,” a White House official told Zeteo.
BREAKING: Madman President Promotes Racist Video of the Obamas as Apes
Trump’s policies and actions are fueled by explicit racism and election denial. The Obama-ape video encompasses both, writes @swin24.bsky.social.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-obam...
Trump’s policies and actions are fueled by explicit racism and election denial. The Obama-ape video encompasses both, writes @swin24.bsky.social.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-obam...
February 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The staffer thing is so funny, like an entirely white nationalist administration has to be like oh no, there’s one of us who’s more racist that the rest of the ethnic cleansers
Reposted by Jennifer Savran Kelly
nevermind spanish, some of you have three days to learn how to dance
February 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
nevermind spanish, some of you have three days to learn how to dance
Writers: The DAG Foundation is offering a $20,000 prize for literature:
www.dagfoundation.org/literary-app...
www.dagfoundation.org/literary-app...
Literary Application Description | Dag Foundation 1
www.dagfoundation.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Writers: The DAG Foundation is offering a $20,000 prize for literature:
www.dagfoundation.org/literary-app...
www.dagfoundation.org/literary-app...
I've been working on this essay for more than a month. And I've been writing around the point the whole time. Today I've finally gotten to a place where I can't escape it anymore. I have to figure out how to say clearly what this thing is about.
a black and white photo of a woman sitting on a couch talking to herself .
Alt: Lucille Ball sitting up in bed wearing a nightgown. She's saying, "Well, I was going to, and then, I asked myself, Why?"
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I've been working on this essay for more than a month. And I've been writing around the point the whole time. Today I've finally gotten to a place where I can't escape it anymore. I have to figure out how to say clearly what this thing is about.
Reposted by Jennifer Savran Kelly
Pretty disheartening to see just how many men are in the Epstein files.
Has me thinking about the 72 men who raped Gisele Pelicot. 72!
There sure are a lot of men who line up to rape & harm women & girls. It’s a fact we as a society need to reckon with.
Has me thinking about the 72 men who raped Gisele Pelicot. 72!
There sure are a lot of men who line up to rape & harm women & girls. It’s a fact we as a society need to reckon with.
February 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Pretty disheartening to see just how many men are in the Epstein files.
Has me thinking about the 72 men who raped Gisele Pelicot. 72!
There sure are a lot of men who line up to rape & harm women & girls. It’s a fact we as a society need to reckon with.
Has me thinking about the 72 men who raped Gisele Pelicot. 72!
There sure are a lot of men who line up to rape & harm women & girls. It’s a fact we as a society need to reckon with.
"I don’t know what to do with these names."
@maris.bsky.social grapples with the questions on all our minds 🖤
@maris.bsky.social grapples with the questions on all our minds 🖤
I wrote about the Epstein Files and the (incredibly unhealthy) need to monitor, to bear witness. lithub.com/finding-the-...
Finding the Publishing World in the Epstein Files
I did not make good use of my time this past weekend. I could have been doing something fulfilling like doomscrolling or playing an inane game on my phone, but instead I became an armchair detectiv…
lithub.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
"I don’t know what to do with these names."
@maris.bsky.social grapples with the questions on all our minds 🖤
@maris.bsky.social grapples with the questions on all our minds 🖤
"As Jewish clergy, we write to affirm—unequivocally—the dignity, belonging, and sacred humanity of transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people."
Amen.
www.keshetonline.org/jewish-clerg...
Amen.
www.keshetonline.org/jewish-clerg...
Jewish Clergy Support Trans Rights! - Keshet
Dear Community, As Jewish clergy, we write to affirm—unequivocally—the dignity, belonging, and sacred humanity of transgender, intersex, and nonbinary
www.keshetonline.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
"As Jewish clergy, we write to affirm—unequivocally—the dignity, belonging, and sacred humanity of transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people."
Amen.
www.keshetonline.org/jewish-clerg...
Amen.
www.keshetonline.org/jewish-clerg...
We're hiring a new *remote* director of editorial, design, and production @cornellupress.bsky.social! Come work with us!
jobs.hr.cornell.edu/us/en/job/WD...
jobs.hr.cornell.edu/us/en/job/WD...
Director of Editorial, Design, and Production (REMOTE) in Ithaca, New York, United States of America | Communications & Marketing at Cornell University
Apply for Director of Editorial, Design, and Production (REMOTE) job with Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States of America. Communications & Marketing at Cornell University
jobs.hr.cornell.edu
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
We're hiring a new *remote* director of editorial, design, and production @cornellupress.bsky.social! Come work with us!
jobs.hr.cornell.edu/us/en/job/WD...
jobs.hr.cornell.edu/us/en/job/WD...
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For so long Amazon has had a monopoly on selling self-published books. Good to see that @bookshop.org is ready to compete in the space! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Bookshop.org Teams with Draft2Digital
The online bookselling platform has partnered with the self-publishing company to allow self-published authors to sell e-books on its site.
www.publishersweekly.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
For so long Amazon has had a monopoly on selling self-published books. Good to see that @bookshop.org is ready to compete in the space! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Reposted by Jennifer Savran Kelly
A handful of people doing so much damage to so many, and for what? More. Just more. What a sad existence, to have so much, to never have enough, and to care about others not at all.
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
A handful of people doing so much damage to so many, and for what? More. Just more. What a sad existence, to have so much, to never have enough, and to care about others not at all.